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For St. Kitts and Nevis SKELEC for Improved Service BASSETERRE, ST James Edison Browne Year 54 NO. 51BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS, W.I. FRIDAY, MAY 25TH, 2012 EC$2.00 At The Pumps This Weekend Maximum Price ULG per gal 24/05/12 DELTA $15.58 / SOL $15.89 / TEXACO $16.07 LABOUR’sLABOUR’s 80th80th AnniversaryAnniversary ConferenceConference endsends onon aa positivepositive note;note; LeadersLeaders recommitrecommit themselvesthemselves toto aa strong and united Party. The historic Conference, held at the Marriott Resort, in Nation mourns unitedunited LabourLabour PartyPartyFrigate Bay, East Basseterre, The 80th Anniversary National Conference of the governing under the theme – “The Vision loss of young St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party (SKNLP) concluded here on Sunday of a people, the liberation of a evening last, May 20th, on a very successful and positive note, with Leaders of the Party recommitting themselves to building a (cont’d on page 12) prolific music on By Drizel Hanley international music circles as The Federation of St.Kitts- Masud Sadiki, who met his Nevis is mourning the loss of untimely death here on Monday one of its outstanding sons of of this week, May, 21st, 2012. the soil, Kevin Donavan, better known in the local, regional and (cont’d on page03) LABOUR PARTY EXECUTIVE 2012 - PM Douglas: Masud Sadiki, a cultural icon par excellence, Minister LK releases “Gone Away” on “Ask the PM” Masud Sadiki. BASSETERRE, ST. “Masud’s talent was and elevating spirit that wanted KITTS (CUOPM) – St. Kitts enormous, and his personal us, encouraged us, and inspired and Nevis’ Prime Minister the standards, exemplary. The us, as human beings, to reach, Rt. Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas lyrics that flowed from his heart and stretch, and be better and led the twin-island Federation and soul were no ordinary lyrics. more sublime beings than we Tuesday in mourning the death Indeed, listeners quickly otherwise might be,” said Prime of cultural icon Masud Sadki. realized that his was an elevated Minister Douglas during his weekly radio programme, “Ask PAGE 03 COMMENTARY BY the Prime Minister.” * THE THINKING CITIZEN “It was with profound shock Month of May – * VIEW POINT and sadness that my Cabinet anniversary of the * REV.CANON PERCIVAL colleagues and I learned of the * EARL CLARKE death of Masud Sadiki. And the deaths of * SOTTO VOCE same sadness and disbelief, I Bradshaw, know, weigh heavily in hearts Southwell, France and homes across the entire St. Kitts and Nevis’ Prime Minister the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. nation, and across the entire Douglas (center) with Masud Sadiki (right) and Jazzique (left) just and Moore before they (Jazzique and Masud) depart the Robert L. Bradshaw (cont’sd on page 12) International Airport for Palestine in December 2010. 2 - OPINION / LOCAL NEWS - The Labour Spokesman FRIDAY, MAY 25TH 2012 Deputy Labour Party Leader and THE SPOKESMAN - ESTABLISHED MAY 1957 Chairman Affirm Full Support for Published by: The St. Kitts-Nevis Trades & Labour Union Leadership of Labour Party Leader Ag. Managing Editor: Dawud Byron Masses House, Church Street and Prime Minister the Right P.O Box 239 . Basseterre . St. Kitts . West Indies Tel: (1 869) 465-2229 <> Fa: (1 869) 466-9866 Honourable Dr Denzil L. Douglas Email: [email protected] [Basseterre, St. Kitts] In a packed St. Kitts Marriott Ballroom on Sunday May 20, 2012, Website: www.labourspokesman.com hundreds of Labour Party members gathered for their Annual Conference, the annual process via which the Party elects its leaders. And there, in a special statement to the gathering, the incumbent Deputy Party Leader, the Honourable Sam Condor, affirmed to the gathering that he is totally Editorial committed to the leadership of the Right Hon. Dr. Denzil L. Douglas and the leadership of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party. Similar sentiments were also expressed by the incumbent Chairman Dr. the Hon. Timothy Long Live Labour! Harris, who prior to Mr. Condor’s statement gave support to the Party Leader stating that it was critical in going forward and the Party membership was able to move again with unity and send a Fortified, Renewed and Committed to strong signal of togetherness committed to the continuing success. continue the forward march of The hundreds of enthusiastic, impassioned Labourites had made clear their impatience with the public displays of disunity that had plagued the Party, from very narrow quarters, in recent Empowerment months. And they made clear, also, their strong expectation that all members of the Party leadership Many Labour Party stalwarts are breathing a little easier now reflect the sentiments and position of the Party membership that elected them, by demonstrating that the main events on their agenda – namely, the Labour Week full and complete support for the leader whom they, the Party, elected – Prime Minister Douglas. End Activities and the Annual Party Conference are behind them. This, the membership asserted, is essential if the Party is to protect and build on the extraordinary The predicted clouds of gloom and doom which the enemies legacy for which the Labour is so well known. of Labour had forecast, had failed to materialise. Instead, the Prior to the election of officers at the afternoon session, and reflecting the strong expectations Queen Show had turned out to be of its usual high standard of the energized and focused gathering, the Honorable Sam Condor, Deputy Leader and Deputy producing a very talented winner from Constituency Number Four Prime Minister, made a special address to the membership, in which he affirmed the wisdom of in the person of Miss Kwahne Wharton, and the Labour Day their demands for unity, and went further to affirm his full and unswerving support for both the March was of gigantic proportions, conveying the solidity of support leadership of Party Leader and Prime Minister, the Right Honourable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas, as for the Labour leadership and the Labour Government to all and well as the overall leadership of the Party. This statement, which was responded to with loud and sundry. enthusiastic cheers, made clear that the wishes of the membership were, at last, being honoured. The general populace is fully aware of the tremendous Following the expressions of support at the Conference to the National Political Leader, the difference which had been made in their standard of living during Hon. Dr. Earl Asim Martin and Mr. Cedric Liburd informed delegates that they were withdrawing the eighty (80) years of struggle against repression and exploitation, their names from nomination for the posts of Deputy Political Leader and Chairman respectively. which their great movement had undertaken. The gains made The Party has structures through which concerns can be expressed, and their use, Prime have been tangible and lasting, lifting each generation a step higher Minister Douglas had earlier explained, represents the best means of ensuring that the interests of on the social ladder and ensuring each and everyone whatever the Party are served. The Prime Minister and Party Leader made clear his intention to act on the their status, that the possibility is there for their wildest dreams or strong mandate provided today by the Conference, to ensure that Party unity’s remains paramount aspirations to become reality. from this point forward. He also explained that his patience regarding public expressions of Indeed this message permeated the atmosphere of the National disloyalty from some quarters in recent months, and indeed his tolerance of this, could no longer, Conference as delegates were lauded by the Guest Speaker, the in good conscience, continue. Today, he said, was, in the minds of all gathered, the beginning of a eminent Dr. the Honourable Kenny Anthony, for the inspiration new and constructive approach, designed and promoted to serve the best interests of Labour. which the track record of the St. Kitts-Nevis Labour Party had Celebrating its 80th year of political leadership and service, the Conference ended on an provided to the rest of the Caribbean and to the world at large. extraordinarily high note – united, focused, and ready for the work ahead – under the enthusiastically The St. Lucian Prime Minister was full of praises for the late supported leadership of The Right Honourable Dr. Denzil L. Douglas. First National Hero, His Excellency Robert Llewellyn Bradshaw Labour Party Secretariat for the sterling qualities of leadership he had shown during the Church Street difficult times when the economic, social and political landscape Basseterre of the Caribbean was evolving. He admonished his riveted listeners to remain united and focussed and maintain the momentum for another eighty years of service to the people of St. Kitts and Nevis and to the region. unopposed, and for the Labour Party Executive without, to derail the noble path which the Labour In his welcoming remarks to the delegates of the Conference, to serve the ensuing term in a spirit of unity Movement had mapped out from its inception. the Chairman, Dr. the Honourable Timothy Harris had set the and loyalty to the cause of Labour. He echoed the plea for unity and encouraged tone and anticipated one of the outcomes when he made a strong The Party Leader and Prime Minister, Dr. everyone to play his or her part in a responsible plea for the Conference to “Choose Unity” and allow for a healing the Hon. Denzil Douglas was further endorsed and constructive way to continue the search for of any rifts and cracks which had manifested themselves in the by the entire Conference when the delegates ways and means to meet the challenges posed by leadership in recent months. affirmed resolutions by his own Constituency the world’s economic instability, the dilapidating He called for a “refashioning, redirecting the Party and #6, recognising him for his 23-year tenure of price of oil, and the violent and self destructive Government to a truly people-oriented agenda, built on old values the Labour Party Leadership, his 17-year, elements, embedded in the youthful population.
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